Adapting to Impacts of Climate Change on Water Supply in Mexico City
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Arredondo Brun, Juan Carlos. 2008. Adapting to Impacts of Climate Change on Water Supply in Mexico City. New York.
Adapting to Impacts of Climate Change on Water Supply in Mexico City
Posted on: January 01, 2008
Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world. Located in a closed basin of 9,600 km2, Mexico City spreads over a surface of 4,250 km2 at 2,240 meters above the sea level. The city has 18.6 million inhabitants, concentrates 18 % of country’s population and generates 35% of Mexico’s gross domestic product on a surface equivalent to less than 0.3% of the national territory. As a metropolitan area, the city comprises the 16 Delegaciones1 of the Federal District (DF) and 34 municipalities of the State of Mexico2,3 for a total of 50 geopolitical and administrative units who must coordinate among themselves in terms of urban planning, public services provision, and overall city management.